the number of people in hospital has fallen again. tojust the number of people in hospital has fallen again. to just under 18,500. there were 330 deaths reported in the latest 2a hour period that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though there will be some amongst this number who won t have died from covid. on average, in the past week, 266 deaths were announced every day. on vaccinations, just under 36,700,000 people have now had a boosterjab, which means nearly 64% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. borisjohnson says he hasn t seen any evidence to back up claims from a senior conservative mp that the government has attempted to blackmail colleagues who are opposing him. william wragg, who s one of those calling for the prime minister to resign over lockdown parties at downing street, said rebels had faced pressures and intimidation from ministers. westminster is waiting for the report into lockdown parties by the senior civil serva
receded quite quickly and people have looked at that and said, well, it s not quite as bad as delta and of course south africa has a younger population and there are different factors, but the evidence from the uk and more has emerged from scientific experts in recent days is that it is without a doubt less severe than delta, in terms of the risk of getting hospitalised and certainly with a boosterjab, that gives very good protection against hospitalisation, but it does spread more rapidly and more people become infected and become mildly ill. so that i think has been the challenge that it has spread so much but it does seem to be beginning to recede for now in the uk, but nobody wants to say this is the end of the pandemic by any means. nobody knows what might follow it. we hope it s getting milder but we can t know that for certain. whether there may be more variants that appear
people had a boosterjab, which means 63.1% of the population, aged 12 or over, have now had three doses. new research into the consequences of rising global temperatures on human health have revealed worrying effects on foetuses, babies and infants. a number of studies have shown evidence that extreme heat, hurricanes and wildfires can increase the risk of premature births by as much as 15%. the researchers say urgent action is needed to protect pre natal and paediatric health as the climate changes. thieves are leaving thousands of opened and damaged packages strewn across the railway tracks in east los angeles after looting goods trains passing through. products that are difficult to move or re sell, or are too cheap, like covid 19 test kits, furniture and televisions, are just dumped on the tracks. the thefts are affecting major us mail order
for them would be if novak djokovic got himself out of this situation and got himself vaccinated. gut; and got himself vaccinated. guy delauney, and got himself vaccinated. guy delauney, thank and got himself vaccinated. guy delauney, thank you. the independent panel of experts that advises the government on vaccines says that a second covid booster or fourth shot is not needed for the time being. new data from the uk health security agency shows that three months after a boosterjab, protection against severe illness remains high in older adults. simonjones reports. the booster campaign is delivering results. do you have any allergies to anything that you re aware of? and you are fit and well today? that s according to thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which says there is no immediate need for a second booster dose for care home residents and the over 80s. the first dose is very, very important and gives so much protection that at this point in time, so right
people have had a boosterjab, which means 64% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. the un has condemned an air strike by the saudi led coalition on a detention centre in yemen. the country s houthi rebels, who have been fighting the saudi led coalition, say at least 82 people were killed and more than 260 others injured. it follows nights of bombing raids, after a rocket fired by houthi rebels killed three people in the united arab emirates earlier this week. earlier i spoke to jacob burns, communications adviser for medecins sans frontieres. i have been speaking to colleagues inside the city this morning. they describe that in the early hours of friday morning, they were at home, they have the sound ofjets flying over the city and then three explosions. we know that the air strike hit the city prison where